US Vice President J.D. Vance has come under heavy criticism after issuing a statement marking International Holocaust Remembrance Day without mentioning Jews as the primary victims of the Holocaust or identifying the Nazis as its perpetrators. They said the statement referred broadly to victims without explicitly identifying Jews as the main target group. The remarks also revived debate about Vance’s past political associations, including links to figures such as media host Tucker Carlson, who has been criticised for giving airtime to guests accused of denying or downplaying the Holocaust. Vance’s office has not issued an explanation for why the statement did not explicitly mention Jews or Nazi perpetrators.